ToneyTiger

This is one of the things I hate about college athletics. Scholarships are renewable annually, so you can be asked to move on annually. That said, not shocked that Hickey wont be back. More surprised that LSU legacies - Hammink/Morgan won't be back. Plus Morgan being injured and all. If you consider that Jones and Hickey clashed and Hickey was in and out of the doghouse it makes sense. Moving Hickey clears the deck for Gray/Hornsby/Martin/Mickey to assume leadership roles. Quarterman is key because he is the only true wing type player on roster now. Those are my projected starters. think out of Elbert Robinson/Malone/Odo LSU needs two of em to give solid reserve minutes. Tournament or bust.

I think this article was spot on, but did Matt Harris or Rabalais do anything similar on Coach Jones and the men's team? I must have missed it. I'd sure like to read it.

I'll preface my comments with I didn't agree with hiring Coach Jones. I wasn't sold that he was a good enough coach. Good enough recruiter, yes, but coach no. But I am rooting for him.

What I thought would happen under Coach Jones is he would get good enough players, win a lot of games, but still underachieve in establishing LSU as a consistent challenger to UF and UK. I'm more sure of that now after this year. With talented returnees back and a great recruiting class LSU should have won more games simply because they were more talented.

In closing, consider this. Look at Jones' career record at North Texas. Can you name another POWER CONFERENCE program that hired a .500 coach from a MID-MAJOR program?

Whoops! Assuming the link didn't work.
1. Go to LHSAA.org
2. Sports tab
3. Boys BB link
4. Scroll to score/schedule link (under CLA state champs photo). Nevermind that it says "2011-12"
5. Search schedule by school

LINK

Thought it would be cool to link my mention before the thread was started. :lol:

Additon:

LSU commit Jordan Mickey can play, but Sheppard is ineligible to play at Prime Prep.

LSU #6 on ESPN

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Jarrell Martin could come in on Tops. That would open up another schollie for Frazier, Trocha, whomever. :cool:

JOB to the NBA is not that far of a stretch. He is the most talented guy on the roster and if he gets touches in the paint he should have a break out year. If JOB he has an All SEC type season I think the NBA will actually be an option for him next summer.

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But everyone bashes Trent Johnson the man didnt do a terrible job recruiting overall, got 5 ESPN100 players during his tenure, the coaching was bad.

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Derenbecker/Turner/Stringer were all Top 80 recruits. Jalen Courtney had other SEC offers. JOB was McD's All American.

Malcolm White and Justin Hamilton were starters on previous teams before transferring in. Hamilton was All SEC.

Johnson had some success in recruiting, and he seemed to have turned the corner with LSU but

1) he probably should have done more with his staff particularly after Richard left. And he brought that old guy out for one year.

2) No significant signees after that big first year, and

3) Hamilton's departure and only one recruit for 2012, his last year,

Collectively it all torpedoed his tenure.